David Spivak

American mathematician, research scientist
Person human Q63866129
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David Spivak

Summary

David Spivak is a human[1]. His place of birth was Los Angeles[2]. He was born on May 1, 1978[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], scientist[5], university teacher[6], and academic[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • David Spivak's place of birth was Los Angeles[2].
  • David Spivak was born on May 1, 1978[3].
  • David Spivak held citizenship in United States[9].
  • David Spivak's professions included mathematician[4].
  • David Spivak worked as a scientist[5].
  • David Spivak's professions included university teacher[6].
  • David Spivak worked as an academic[7].
  • David Spivak's field of work was category theory[10].
  • David Spivak's field of work was mathematics[11].
  • David Spivak's field of work was dynamical systems[12].
  • David Spivak's field of work was database[13].
  • David Spivak's doctoral advisor was Peter Teichner[14].
  • David Spivak is recorded as male[15].
  • David Spivak's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • David Spivak's Commons category is recorded as David Spivak[17].
  • David Spivak's family name is recorded as Spivak[18].
  • David Spivak's given name is recorded as David[19].
  • David Spivak's given name is recorded as Issac[20].
  • David Spivak's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • David Spivak's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[22].

Body

Origins and Family

David Spivak was born in Los Angeles[2]. He was born on May 1, 1978[3].

Education

David Spivak's doctoral advisor was Peter Teichner[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], scientist[5], university teacher[6], and academic[7]. Fields of work include category theory[10], a branch of mathematics[23]; mathematics[11], an academic discipline[24]; dynamical systems[12], a formula[25]; and database[13].

Why It Matters

David Spivak ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was David Spivak born?

Born in Los Angeles[2], David Spivak…

What did David Spivak do for work?

David Spivak worked as mathematician[4], scientist[5], university teacher[6], and academic[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . dspivak.net. Retrieved . dspivak.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . dspivak.net. Retrieved . dspivak.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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